Jennifer Smith's Genealogy Files

Generation Seven

64. THOMAS SMITH;⁹ b. at England;⁵¹ m. Esther Connor (see #65).

Known children of Thomas Smith and Esther Connor (see #65) were:

32 i. JOHN SMITH.

65. ESTHER CONNOR; b. at Ireland;⁵¹ m. Thomas Smith (see #64).

66. ROBERT DEMPSTER (Robert, #132);⁹ b. 7 Jul 1815 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁴⁹^,⁹⁸ m. Lilly Stenneth (see #67) 7 Feb 1840 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁹⁸ d. 1889 at Oshawa, ON.⁵¹^,⁹⁸

He was a Carpenter.

Known children of Robert Dempster and Lilly Stenneth (see #67) were as follows:

i. MARION DEMPSTER;⁹⁸ b. 30 Nov 1840 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland.⁹⁸
ii. SARAH DEMPSTER?;⁹⁹ b. circa 1852 at Ontario; m. George Monk.
iii. GEORGE DEMPSTER;⁹⁹ b. circa 1856 at Ontario.

He was a Carpenter in 1871.
iv. JESSIE DEMPSTER;⁴⁹ b. circa 1858 at Ontario.
33 v. LILLY A. DEMPSTER.

67. LILLY STENNETH; b. circa 1816 at Scotland;⁴⁹^,⁹⁸ m. Robert Dempster (see #66), son of Robert Dempster and Margaret Purdie, 7 Feb 1840 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁹⁸ d. after 1891.⁵¹

She was also known as Lilias Tennant.⁹⁸

72. HENRY WARWICK was a Engraver.⁵⁵

Known children of Henry Warwick and an unknown spouse were:

36 i. WILLIAM FREDERICK WARWICK.

74. HENRY GORE-BOOTH (Robert, #148);⁵⁵^,⁶¹^,¹⁰⁰ b. 11 Apr 1809; m. Isabella Smith, daughter of James Smith, 8 May 1834; d. 25 Jul 1881.

He was a Scots Fus Guards. He was a Army officer in 1872.⁵⁵

Known children of Henry Gore-Booth and Frances ? (see #75) were:

37 i. EMILY FRANCES ARRABELLA GORE-BOOTH.

75. FRANCES ?⁶¹

76. GEORGE ANGUS STEWART (John Fitz Stewart, #152);¹¹ b. 13 Feb 1822 at Ontario; m. Elizabeth Jones Vandusen (see #77), daughter of Leviness Vandusen and Lydia Jones, circa 1843; d. 30 Sep 1880; bur. at Ker Churchyard.

Known children of George Angus Stewart and Elizabeth Jones Vandusen (see #77) were as follows:

i. ROBERT DIXON STEWART;¹¹ b. 17 Oct 1844 at Ontario; d. 9 Dec 1919 at Grand Prairie, AB.
ii. LYDIA MARTHA STEWART;¹¹ b. 13 Mar 1847 at Ontario; d. 22 Mar 1881; bur. at Pioneer United Cemetery.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH STEWART;¹¹ b. 13 Sep 1849 at Ontario; d. 8 Aug 1881; bur. at Fulton Stone Church.
iv. GEORGE AMBROSE STEWART;¹¹ b. 7 Jul 1856 at Ontario; d. 24 Jul 1929; bur. at Union Cemetery, Waterdown, ON.
38 v. ALBERT JONES STEWART.

77. ELIZABETH JONES VANDUSEN (Leviness, #154);¹¹ b. 27 Aug 1821 at Ontario; m. George Angus Stewart (see #76), son of John Fitz Stewart and Elizabeth ?, circa 1843; m. Daniel Leviness Rittenburg 6 Sep 1844; d. 24 Jun 1909; bur. at Ker Churchyard.

78. JAMES GRANT;¹¹ b. 25 Feb 1832 at Devon, England; m. Mary Ann Melhuish (see #79) 31 Oct 1852 at England; d. 16 Aug 1909 at South Grimsby, ON; bur. after 16 Aug 1909 at Abingdon, ON.⁶²

Known children of James Grant and Mary Ann Melhuish (see #79) were as follows:

i. MARY JANE GRANT;⁶² b. 8 Apr 1854 at England; m. Ishmael Bartlett 11 Oct 1874; d. 11 Oct 1936; bur. at Abingdon, ON.
ii. HARRIET GRANT;¹¹ b. 10 Jul 1856 at Abingdon, Lincoln Twp., ON; m. Abram L. Nelson after 1881; d. 28 Sep 1925 at Lincoln Co., ON; bur. at Fulton, ON.⁶²
iii. ELIZABETH GRANT;¹¹ b. 10 Jul 1856 at Abingdon, Lincoln Twp., ON; m. Peter Ferdinand Jensen 21 Oct 1885 at Caistor Twp., Lincoln Co., ON; d. 12 May 1927 at Hamilton, ON; bur. at Abingdon, ON.

She lived at Hespler (Cambridge), ON, in 1927.⁶²
39 iv. ELLA GRANT.
v. ANNA GRANT;⁶² b. 9 Feb 1861; m. Benjamin Little circa 1880; d. 18 Mar 1900; bur. at Merrit Settlement Cemetery, Smithville, ON.
vi. JAMES GRANT;⁶² b. 4 Jul 1863; m. Mary Ellen Black; d. 4 Nov 1899; bur. at Abingdon, ON.
vii. WILLIAM JOHN GRANT;⁶² b. 6 Mar 1865 at Caistor Twp., Lincoln Co., ON; m. Mary Margaret Millar 24 Sep 1884 at Blackheath, ON; d. 28 Apr 1940 at Smithville, ON; bur. at Abingdon, ON.

79. MARY ANN MELHUISH;¹¹ b. 28 Jun 1824 at Devon, England; m. James Grant (see #78) 31 Oct 1852 at England; d. 17 Apr 1894 at Abingdon, Lincoln Twp., ON; bur. after 17 Apr 1894 at Abingdon, ON.⁶²

96. RICHARD HOLDING (Richard, #192);⁶⁷^,⁶⁸ baptized 21 Apr 1794 at Newport, Shropshire, England;⁶⁸ m. Elizabeth Parker (see #97) 9 Sep 1816 at Sheriff Hales, Shropshire, England;⁶⁸ d. 5 May 1854 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; bur. at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

He lived at Offlow S., West Bromwich, Stafford, England, in 1841.⁶⁵ He was a gentleman.⁶⁷ He was a blacksmith / wheelwright, constable.⁶⁸

Known children of Richard Holding and Elizabeth Parker (see #97) were as follows:

i. JOHN HOLDING;⁶⁸^,⁶⁵ baptized 1 Dec 1816 at Sheriff Hales, Shropshire, England; m. Lydia Hipkins 24 Mar 1845; d. 9 Mar 1880.

He was a blacksmith / wheelwright.
ii. GEORGE HOLDING;⁶⁸^,⁶⁵ baptized 17 Oct 1819 at Tipton, Staffordshire, England; m. Sarah ?; m. Matilda Bickley.

He was a blacksmith / wheelwright.
iii. EDWARD HOLDING;⁶⁸^,⁶⁵ baptized 13 Oct 1822 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; m. Esther Walton Field 6 Dec 1847.

He was a wheelwright / beer retailer.
iv. HARRIET HOLDING;⁶⁸^,⁶⁵ baptized 13 Nov 1825 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; m. John Jones 17 Apr 1843.
v. RICHARD HOLDING;⁶⁸^,⁶⁵ baptized circa 1829 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; m. Esther ?
vi. THOMAS HOLDING;⁶⁵ baptized 22 Jul 1832 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; m. Maria Price 13 Sep 1852 at Birmingham, Staffordshire, England; d. 30 Oct 1893.
vii. CAROLINE HOLDING;⁶⁸^,⁶⁵ b. 23 Sep 1834; baptized 26 Apr 1835 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; m. Thomas James Morris 28 Sep 1857 at Birmingham, Staffordshire, England.
48 viii. WILLIAM HOLDING.
ix. JOSEPH HOLDING;⁶⁸^,⁶⁵ baptized circa 1839 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England; d. 2 Nov 1861 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

97. ELIZABETH PARKER;⁶⁸ baptized 27 Nov 1796 at Sheriff Hales, Shropshire, England; m. Richard Holding (see #96), son of Richard Holding and Rhoda Hopwood, 9 Sep 1816 at Sheriff Hales, Shropshire, England;⁶⁸ d. Aug 1877; bur. at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

98. THOMAS HARDYMAN GARDNER (James, #196);⁶⁷ b. 2 Jan 1815 at Birmingham, England;¹⁰¹ m. Charlotte Green (see #99) 15 Oct 1836 at Handsworth, Stafford, England.¹⁰²

He was also known as Thomas Hardman Gardner. He was a jeweller in 1865.

Known children of Thomas Hardyman Gardner and Charlotte Green (see #99) were:

49 i. CHARLOTTE GARDNER.

99. CHARLOTTE GREEN;¹⁰² m. Thomas Hardyman Gardner (see #98), son of James Gardner and Elizabeth ?, 15 Oct 1836 at Handsworth, Stafford, England.¹⁰²

100. ? VON REICH.

Known children of ? Von Reich and an unknown spouse both b. at Baden, Germany, were as follows:

50 i. GEORGE J. WRIGHT.
ii. WILLIAM WRIGHT;⁷¹ b. circa 1842;⁷¹ m. Elizabeth ? before 1876.⁷¹

He was a laborer at bridge company in 1880.⁷¹

Jane Scott

104. ABRAHAM TRUAX (Abraham, #208); b. circa 16 Jun 1782 at Schenectady, NY; m. Jane Scott (see #105), daughter of John Scott and Dorcas Freeman, before 1806 at Quebec; d. 28 Mar 1849 at Essex Co., Mersea Twp., ON.¹⁸

He was also known as Abram Truax.

Known children of Abraham Truax and Jane Scott (see #105) were as follows:

i. JULIA TRUAX; m. ? Knight.
ii. MARY TRUAX; b. 12 Jul 1807;³⁵ m. Henry Healy 15 Feb 1825 at Farnham, QC;⁷⁴ d. 17 Mar 1896 at Romney Twp., ON.
iii. JOHN TRUAX; b. 4 Nov 1808 at Dunham, QC;³⁵ b. circa 1866 at moved to Hilliards, MI; m. Catherine Truax 30 Dec 1830 at Farnham, QC; m. Louisa Schoolcraft after 1846; d. 1888.
iv. WILLIAM ARCHER TRUAX; b. 13 Mar 1810;³⁵ d. Jan 1834 at Quebec killed in a bar brawl by Archelaus Welch.¹⁰³ The Murder of William Archer Truax
v. RICHARD TRUAX; b. 27 Jan 1812 at Dunham, QC;³⁵ m. Jane Casson 18 Jan 1831 at Farnham, QC; m. Elizabeth Brooks after 1840; d. 19 Mar 1892 at North Stanbridge, QC.
52 vi. ABRAM TRUAX.
vii. JANE TRUAX; b. 20 Jul 1816 at Dunham, QC.³⁵
viii. DORCAS TRUAX; b. 18 May 1818 at Dunham, QC;³⁵ m. ? Sticklesteel.
ix. ALMIRA TRUAX; b. 15 Jun 1820 at Dunham, QC;³⁵ m. Michael James Fox? 1839.
x. FREEMAN TRUAX; b. 14 Apr 1822 at Dunham, QC;³⁵ m. Sally Lowes; d. 9 Nov 1898.
xi. EMILY TRUAX; b. 17 Jul 1825 at Dunham, QC.³⁵
xii. ELIZA TRUAX; b. 23 Mar 1827;³⁵ m. John Taylor 6 Jul 1844; d. 25 May 1905 at Ruthven, ON.
xiii. MARTIN TRUAX; b. 7 Jul 1828 at near Granby, Quebec;¹⁰⁴^,¹⁰⁵^,¹⁰⁶ m. Catherine Gowman, daughter of George Gowman and Ann Petherick, 1849 Baptist;¹⁰⁵ d. Apr 1913 at Essex Co., Mersea Twp., ON.¹⁰⁷
xiv. REBECCA TRUAX; b. circa 7 Jan 1830;³⁵ m. John Wilkinson 3 Mar 1858; d. 30 Dec 1912.
xv. CAROLINE TRUAX; b. 4 Nov 1831;³⁵ m. Richard Pearsall Lee; d. 29 Oct 1903.
xvi. SUSAN TRUAX; b. 1837;³⁵ m. Celah Lee; d. 28 Feb 1915.

105. JANE SCOTT (John, #210);¹⁰⁸ b. 15 Dec 1787 at Quebec;¹⁰⁹ m. Abraham Truax (see #104), son of Abraham Jacobse Truax and Elizabeth Van Antwerp, before 1806 at Quebec; d. 12 Sep 1880 at Essex Co., Mersea Twp., ON.¹¹⁰^,¹¹¹

106. GEORGE GOWMAN (Thomas, #212);¹¹² b. 2 Feb 1792 at England;⁸⁰ m. Ann Petherick (see #107) 1818 at England.⁸⁰

He immigrated in 1834 to Canada.

Known children of George Gowman and Ann Petherick (see #107) were as follows:

i. SAMUEL ABIAH GOWMAN;⁸⁰ b. 1822 at England; m. Eliza Sarah Robinson circa 1848.
ii. THOMAS G. GOWMAN;¹¹³ b. 12 Aug 1824 at England;⁸⁰ d. 21 May 1898 at Leamington, ON.¹¹⁴
53 iii. REBECCA GOWMAN.
iv. DANIEL JOHN GOWMAN;¹¹³ b. 9 Feb 1830 at England;⁸⁰ m. Lydia Warner Mar 1856;¹¹⁵ d. 1910.
v. CATHERINE GOWMAN; b. 19 Apr 1832 at England;¹¹⁶ m. Martin Truax, son of Abraham Truax and Jane Scott, 1849 Baptist;¹⁰⁵ d. 5 Dec 1905 at Leamington, ON.⁸⁰

She was also known as KATHERINE GOWMAN.
vi. MARY ANN GOWMAN;¹¹³ b. 23 Jul 1836 at Canada.⁸⁰

107. ANN PETHERICK;¹¹³ b. circa 1794 at England; m. George Gowman (see #106), son of Thomas Gowman, 1818 at England.⁸⁰

108. JOHN JAQUES (Christopher, #216); b. 6 Dec 1795 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹¹⁷ m. Margaret Fossett (see #109) 20 May 1817 at Appleby, Westmorland, England;¹¹⁸ d. 1858 at Jarvis, ON;¹¹⁷ bur. at Woodhouse, ON.

He was a stonecutter. He immigrated in 1848; sailed to America (Pittsburgh) on the 'Ship of Rome.'

Known children of John Jaques and Margaret Fossett (see #109) were as follows:

i. WILLIAM JAQUES.
ii. THOMAS JAQUES; b. circa 14 Aug 1817 at Murton, Westmorland, England;⁶³ m. Mary Hewitt 11 Dec 1845 at Appleby, Westmorland, England;⁶³ d. circa 1870.

He was a baker in Murton. He emigrated in 1848; went to America but didn't stay - said it was too hot!
iii. JOHN JAQUES; b. 7 Feb 1819 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹¹⁷ m. Mary Atkinson, daughter of Mark Atkinson and Nancy Ann Forester, 4 Dec 1841 at St. Michael, Appleby, Westmorland, England;¹¹⁹ d. 15 Oct 1893; bur. at Cheapside, Haldimand Co., ON.

He was a miner in Murton. He immigrated in 1867; came to Canada on the ship Minnesota.
iv. CHRISTOPHER JAQUES; b. circa 7 Oct 1820 at Appleby, Westmorland, England.⁶³
v. SAMUEL JAQUES; b. circa 3 Feb 1822 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹²⁰ m. Martha House, daughter of William House and Ann Wright, 5 Feb 1867 at Walpole Twp. Haldimand Co., ON; d. 1892 at Walpole, ON.

He was a lead miner in Murton - had chronic lung problems. He immigrated in 1848; came to America (Pittsburgh) on "The Ship of Rome." He immigrated in 1852; came to Canada.
vi. JOSEPH JAQUES; b. circa 15 Feb 1824 at Murton, Westmorland, England;⁶³ m. Mary Wynne circa 1859; d. 1902 at Walpole, ON.

He was a lead miner in Murton. He was a superintendant of Plank Road Sabbathe School for 40 yrs. He immigrated in 1848; came to America (Pittsburgh) on "The Ship of Rome." He immigrated in 1852 to Canada.
vii. MARY JAQUES; b. circa 2 Jul 1826 at Murton, Westmorland, England;⁶³ m. James Hewitt circa 1859; d. 1878 at Woodhouse, Norfolk Co., ON.

She immigrated in 1848; came to America. She immigrated in 1853; came to Canada.
viii. ANN JAQUES; b. circa 22 Mar 1829 at Murton, Westmorland, England;⁶³ m. Septimus Hambleton at Joysbank, PA; d. 1919 at Port Dover, ON.

She immigrated in 1848 to Canada.
54 ix. ANTHONY JAQUES.

109. MARGARET FOSSETT; b. circa 1795 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹²¹ m. John Jaques (see #108), son of Christopher Jaques and Hanna Bellas, 20 May 1817 at Appleby, Westmorland, England;¹¹⁸ d. 1852 at Buffalo, NY.

James Atkinson

110. JAMES ATKINSON (John, #220); b. circa Jun 1796 at Sandford, Westmoreland, England;³⁴ m. Mary Dawson (see #111) 23 May 1831 at Warcop, Westmorland, England;¹²² d. 30 Jul 1880 at Jarvis, ON.³⁴

He immigrated after 1836; came to Canada.

Known children of James Atkinson and Mary Dawson (see #111) both b. at Warcop, Westmorland, England, were as follows:

55 i. ELIZABETH ATKINSON.
ii. WILLIAM ATKINSON;⁸⁴ b. circa 3 Jul 1836;⁸⁵ m. Mary Jane Jones 5 Nov 1861 at Haldimand Twp., ON;⁸⁴ d. before 1880.¹²³

111. MARY DAWSON;¹²⁴ m. James Atkinson (see #110), son of John Atkinson and Margaret Rudd, 23 May 1831 at Warcop, Westmorland, England.¹²²

112. JOHN TOM (William, #224);³² b. 4 Oct 1775 at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England;¹²⁵^,⁸⁶ m. Nancy Ball (see #113), daughter of John Ball and Jennifer Hicks, 6 Feb 1808 at Little Petherick, Cornwall, England;¹²⁶ d. after 1851.

He lived at 12 Tregonna, Little Petherick, Cornwall, in 1851.⁸⁶ He was a Farm labourer in 1851.

Known children of John Tom and Nancy Ball (see #113) were as follows:

i. MARY TOM;¹²⁶ b. circa 16 Jul 1809 at Little Petherick, Cornwall, England.
ii. WILLIAM TOM;¹²⁶ b. circa 24 Nov 1811 at Little Petherick, Cornwall, England.
iii. JAMES B. TOM;⁴¹ b. 20 Sep 1821 at Cornwall, England;³² m. Mary Ann Kernick, daughter of Thomas Kernick and Elizabeth Marshall, 1851 at England?;⁸⁷ d. 24 Apr 1911 at Exeter, ON.¹²⁷

He moved to Usborn, ON, in 1851. He moved to Exeter, ON, in 1883.
56 iv. CAPT. HENRY TOM.

113. NANCY BALL (John, #226);³² b. circa 1782 at Mawgen, Cornwall, England; b. 27 Dec 1785 at Padstow, Cornwall, England;¹²⁶ m. John Tom (see #112), son of William Tom and Mary ?, 6 Feb 1808 at Little Petherick, Cornwall, England;¹²⁶ d. after 1851.

120. JOHN MEARS (William, #240);⁴⁷ b. 1789 at Dorset Co., England;⁴⁷ m. Elizabeth ? (see #121).⁴⁷

Known children of John Mears and Elizabeth ? (see #121) were as follows:

i. ELIZABETH MEARS;⁴⁷ m. Charles Doary 5 Aug 1848.⁴⁷
60 ii. RICHARD MEARS.
iii. WILLIAM MEARS;⁴⁷ baptized 6 Jul 1823 at Portland, Dorset Co., England.⁴⁷
iv. JANE MEARS;⁴⁷ baptized 22 Feb 1829 at Portland, Dorset Co., England;⁴⁷ m. Robert Samson 30 Aug 1851.⁴⁷

121. ELIZABETH ?;⁴⁷ b. circa 1794;⁴⁷ m. John Mears (see #120), son of William Mears and Martha ?⁴⁷

124. ALLAN THOMPSON; m. Ann Ross (see #125).

Known children of Allan Thompson and Ann Ross (see #125) were as follows:

i. ? THOMPSON.
62 ii. ANDREW THOMPSON.

125. ANN ROSS; m. Allan Thompson (see #124).

126. RICHARD MITCHELL; m. Margaret ? (see #127).

Known children of Richard Mitchell and Margaret ? (see #127) were:

63 i. ELIZABETH MITCHELL.

127. MARGARET ?; m. Richard Mitchell (see #126).

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